FrederickCornwallis, 1st Baron Cornwallis of Eye was born on 14 March 1610.1 He was the son of SirWilliamCornwallis and JaneMeautys.2 He married, firstly, ElizabethAshburnham, daughter of SirJohnAshburnham and ElizabethBeaumont, Baroness of Cramond, circa 1630.3,2 He married, secondly, ElizabethCrofts, daughter of SirHenryCrofts, before 1641.2 He died on 31 January 1661/62 at age 51.1 He was also reported to have died on 7 January 1661/62.2 He was created 1st Baronet Cornwallis [England] on 4 May 1627.1 He was invested as a Knight in 1630.2 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Eye from April 1640 to May 1640.1 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Eye between November 1640 and September 1642.2 He fought in the Battle of Cropedy Bridge on 30 June 1644.2 In 1648 he was fined £800 by Parliament.2 He held the office of Treasurer of the Household from 1660 to January 1661/62.2 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Ipswich between October 1660 and December 1660.2 He was created 1st Baron Cornwallis of Eye, Suffolk [England] on 20 April 1661.2